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When Berkeley police responded to reports of a shooting on the 1500 block of Fairview Street in South Berkeley Friday night, they found two men suffering from injuries sustained that night. At about 10 p.m., a group of young men were socializing in front of an apartment building on theRead More…

A former Berkeley High School student was found dead in her dorm room at Bennington College in Vermont on Thursday, though the cause of her death is still unknown. The Bennington Banner, a Vermont newspaper, reported that the cause of death for 18-year-old Emily Kassier, who graduated from Berkeley HighRead More…

A jury announced Tuesday that it handed down guilty verdicts to two men in an Oakland triple-murder case — nearly four and a half years after the incident occurred. After deliberating for nearly a week, the jury found Asmerom Gebreselassie, 47, and Tewodros Gebreselassie, 43, guilty of all 14 chargesRead More…

A man was arrested Tuesday night for alleged aggravated battery of multiple individuals between People’s Park and Caffe Mediterraneum after he arrived at the cafe and falsely accused another man of possessing a handgun. At approximately 10:38 p.m., the suspect, 27-year-old Jerry Thomas, flagged down a UCPD officer on patrolRead More…

One man was arrested after allegedly shooting another man with a BB gun in People’s Park on Sunday afternoon. At about 2:16 p.m., UCPD received a call regarding a man who possibly had a gun in the park, according to UCPD Lt. Alex Yao. Yao said the victim had runRead More…

A male student was allegedly robbed at gunpoint on the south side of the Valley Life Sciences Building on campus Wednesday night. At about 10:43 p.m., the 26-year-old student was walking westbound on the Grinnell Pathway near the Life Sciences Addition building wearing earphones when he allegedly felt someone grabRead More…

A strong arm attempted robbery occurred in South Berkeley Monday night, according to a UCPD crime alert. At about 10:44 p.m. Monday night, a male victim was walking eastbound on Derby Street when he noticed three male suspects walking toward him and covered their heads with dark hooded sweatshirts, theRead More…

A man was stabbed Tuesday afternoon in the garage beneath Lower Sproul Plaza, sending him to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. At about 2:57 p.m., the victim was collecting recyclables in the garage and talking to a male suspect. The suspect allegedly disagreed with the victim over the useRead More…

A man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly breaking into a Southside home and barricading himself in another. The approximately three-hour incident began a few minutes before 7 a.m. Wednesday morning when a male resident reported a burglary underway inside his home in the 1300 block of Parker Street, said BerkeleyRead More…